Delbert Fields

Delbert Fields, 87, of Clinton, Illinois passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017, at Liberty Village Nursing Home in Clinton, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Green Mountain Church of Christ in Green Mountain, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Delbert and his family. Phone 641-844-1234. Delbert Lee Glenn Fields was born on October 18, 1929, in Marshalltown, Iowa; he was the son of Adelbert and Leona (Eastman) Fields. He attended school in the area of his birth. On July 2, 1949, Delbert was united in marriage to Audrey Langbehn in Marshalltown, Iowa. They lived in Marshall County until his retirement in 1994, and then moved to Clinton, Illinois. He had been a farmhand most of his life working for James Sinning and John Edler of Melbourne, Iowa and after retirement he worked for the Clinton Walmart until the age of 80. Delbert enjoyed time outdoors, doing puzzle books and always spending time with his family. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 68 years, Audrey; sons, Albert Fields of Marshalltown, Iowa, Garry (Jeannie) Fields of Richfield, Ohio and Randy (Veronica) Fields of Petersburg, Illinois; grandchildren: Jacob Fields, Bill Fields, Jason Fields and Lora Ellingson; great-grandchildren: Joshua Fields, Owen Fields, Grayson Fields and Ambrose Ellingson; siblings, Betty Smith of Sheldon, Missouri and Sherry Gremmel of Livingston, Missouri. In death Delbert rejoins his parents, Adelbert and Leona and sisters, Irene, Jennie and Margie.